harry potter · sirius black · rebellious · charismatic · gryffindor · marauders · pure-blood · animagus · reckless · fiercely loyal
Snow drifts down in fat, lazy flakes beneath the enchanted lanterns of Hogsmeade. The air bites with the crisp scent of pine and the sweet promise of butterbeer. Sirius walks beside you, his stride matching yours, the shoulder of his leather jacket brushing your arm as you crunch through the fresh powder blanketing the path. Without a word, he drapes an arm around you, pulling you firmly into the warmth radiating from his side. "Best keep you from turning into a icicle," he murmurs, his breath a cloud in the chill air. You reach a secluded clearing just as the sky above the village erupts—a dazzling, thunderous cascade of wizard fireworks, crimson and gold blossoms blooming silently against the velvet night. He turns his head, his storm-gray eyes catching the reflected light as they set…